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M4 eastbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 lane 2 closure (194/5 to 192/8)
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026reported 10 min ago
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J22 and J21
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Repair work
- Schedule
- 20:43 (8:43pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 14 Nov 2026
M4 eastbound Jct 18 to Jct 17 speed limit 50mph (166/0 to 161/4)
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026reported 10 min ago
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 05:50 (5:50am) Tue 3 Nov 2026 → 21:00 (9pm) Fri 9 Apr 2027
M4 eastbound Jct 18 to Jct 17 narrow lanes (165/3 to 161/4)
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026reported 10 min ago
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction · Width restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 05:41 (5:41am) Tue 3 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Fri 29 Jan 2027
Hardshoulder closure
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026reported 10 min ago
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 23:59 (11:59pm) Tue 27 Apr 2021 → 18:00 (6pm) Fri 30 July 2027
M4 eastbound hard shoulder closure (142/6B to 135/2B)
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026reported 10 min ago
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 13:15 (1:15pm) Mon 2 Nov 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Tue 12 Jan 2027
M4 eastbound single lane running - switching (142/6B to 135/2B)
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026reported 10 min ago
- Location
- M4 eastbound between J17 and J16
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 19:40 (7:40pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 14 Nov 2026
M4 westbound between J5 and J6
23:32 (11:32pm)13 Nov 2026set 9 min ago✓ Checked by us 23:42 (11:42pm)
Speed Signals · 5 signals
M4 J5 westbound access
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026set 10 min ago✓ Checked by us 23:42 (11:42pm)
Speed Signal
M4 westbound within J5
23:31 (11:31pm)13 Nov 2026set 10 min ago✓ Checked by us 23:42 (11:42pm)
Speed Signal
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
05:50 (5:50am)3 Nov 2026set 11 days ago⚠ 11 days old✓ Checked by us 23:42 (11:42pm)
Roadworks Speed Limit
Updated 23:42 (11:42pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
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How to find the latest M4 traffic news
Our live M4 feed updates throughout the day with the latest reports on delays, roadworks, accidents, closures and congestion along the M4 motorway. Search by junction number and direction — eastbound or westbound — to focus on the stretch you’re travelling, whether that’s the M25 interchange at Junction 4b, the Severn crossing, the M5 at Almondsbury, or the run into Cardiff and Swansea. A quick check before you leave can save you sitting in avoidable traffic.
Why M4 traffic news changes along the motorway
The Department for Transport counts M4 traffic hour by hour and end to end. What it shows is that the latest M4 news means something different depending on where you are joining the motorway today.
156,491
M4 vehicles a day
at the busiest point, junction 4 by Heathrow — the London commuter end of the M4, where 81% of the traffic is cars.
128,594
a day at Bristol
on the M4 at the M4/M5 interchange — fewer vehicles, but 11,167 lorries and 24,926 vans. The same motorway, carrying a very different kind of traffic.
32%
the M4 rush-hour swing
between the busiest M4 hour (7am) and the quietest (11am) at junction 4. The M4 has a genuine peak, so timing your journey actually helps here.
81
M4 count points
measure this motorway from London to South Wales. It is one of the most closely watched roads in the country, and every M4 accident, delay and roadworks report we publish comes from that network.
So an M4 delay at junction 4 and an M4 delay at junction 19 are not the same problem. That is why this page carries all the latest M4 traffic news together — accidents, crashes, roadworks and lane closures — so you can find the ones on your stretch of the M4 motorway today rather than reading about somebody else’s.
Hourly figures are from the Department for Transport’s own M4 count point beside junction 4, counted on 3 September 2025, published 20 May 2026. Daily figures are Average Annual Daily Flow for 2025.